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August 27, 2019 | Weekly Newsletter
We Already Know What the Trump Health Plan Is ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman (Forbes, 8/13/19)
[link removed] For the past two years the Trump administration has been pushing the limits of executive authority to make fundamental changes in our healthcare system. If Congress would do its part, the system would work radically better than it did the day Donald Trump was elected president. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] A Better Choice Healthcare Solutions for America ([link removed])
By John C. Goodman
Take the Deal, President Trump. Eighteen Years Is Enough. It’s Time to Leave Afghanistan. ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland (USA Today, 8/21/19)
[link removed] President Trump’s negotiator in Afghanistan has nearly completed an agreement with the Taliban for the withdrawal of thousands of U.S. troops and the end of the longest war in American history. The deal doesn’t include a Taliban power-sharing arrangement with the current U.S.-backed regime in Kabul, but such a hope was always just a pipe dream. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] War and the Rogue Presidency Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure ([link removed])
By Ivan Eland
“Planting Trees” Disrupts the Carbon Tax Narrative ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy (Institute for Energy Research, 8/31/19)
[link removed] The case for a carbon tax is much weaker than the so-called experts have been assuring us. New research finds that a global tree-planting program could absorb two-thirds of the carbon emissions generated by human activity. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Choice Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action ([link removed])
By Robert P. Murphy
Criminal Justice Reform Should Extend to Student Financial Aid ([link removed])
By C. Ronald Kimberling (The Hill, 8/6/19)
[link removed] Federal education secretary Betsy DeVos said she hopes Congress will pass legislation to restore Pell Grant eligibility to the incarcerated. Such a measure, which is gaining bipartisan support, would promote fairness for ex-offenders who have paid the price for their crimes and also promote the interests of taxpayers by increasing former inmates’ earning power. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] The Academy in Crisis The Political Economy of Higher Education ([link removed])
Edited by John W. Sommer
No One Can Be Certain If Trump Will Win or Lose Reelection ([link removed])
By Ronald L. Trowbridge (The Hill, 8/3/19)
[link removed] Six indicators seem especially important right now for predicting the next presidential election. The bottom line: No one knows which candidate will wake up smiling on November 4, 2020. READ MORE » ([link removed])
[link removed] Beyond Politics (Revised and Updated Edition) The Roots of Government Failure ([link removed])
By Randy Simmons
The Beacon: New Blog Posts
* Memo to San Francisco Board of Supervisors: What About the “Justice-Deprived” Persons? ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Can Congress Restrain Its Promiscuous Spending? ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Airport’s Ban on Plastic Water Bottles a Flight of Fancy ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Recession Prophecies Good News for Trump Haters, Bad News for California ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Accountability for California Lawmakers Soon to Grow Dimmer ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* Why the DMV Is Now the Prime Exhibit on California “Corruptour” ([link removed]) , by K. Lloyd Billingsley
* FDA Investigates Supposed Link Between Vaping and Seizures ([link removed]) , by Raymond J. March
Catalyst: New Articles
* “Free” College Systems: 3 Downsides to Consider ([link removed]) , by Kristiana Bolzman
* Blame California’s Housing Shortage on Dubious Regulations ([link removed]) , by Craig Eyermann
* Coding Academies and the Future of Higher Education ([link removed]) , by Richard Vedder
* With the Right Reforms, Gene Therapy Can Cure Millions ([link removed]) , by Ross Marchand
* A Daycare in Every Neighborhood: Loosening Childcare Laws Could Make the Dream a Reality ([link removed]) , by Nick Zaiac
* Many Millennial “Socialists” Aren’t Socialists ([link removed]) , by Benjamin Powell
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